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Encouraging Message Series for Young Believers
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Tag Archives: purpose
C. S. LEWIS DAILY: FEBRUARY 12
Where we have traditional poetry there will be epithets and metrical devices which are the offspring of no single human temperament; wherever we have ancient poetry at all, there will be language which was commonplace to the writers but which … Continue reading
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C. S. LEWIS DAILY: JANUARY 12
Unless the religious claims of the Bible are again acknowledged, its literary claims will, I think, be given only “mouth honour” and that decreasingly. . . It is, if you like to put it that way, not merely a sacred … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: DECEMBER 30
Godly Goals Give You Hope to Endure “I have not yet reached my goal, and I am not perfect. But Christ has taken hold of me. So I keep on running and struggling to take hold of the prize” (Philippians … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: DECEMBER 16
Love Turns Work into Ministry “Our people must learn to spend their time doing good, in order to provide for real needs; they should not live useless lives” (Titus 3:14 GNT). If you’re a follower of Jesus, the way you … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: OCTOBER 22
God Is Working All Things for Your Good “We know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them” (Romans 8:28 NLT). God is a … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: OCTOBER 21
The Connection Between Purpose and Prayer “‘I know what I am planning for you,’ says the LORD. ‘I have good plans for you, not plans to hurt you. I will give you a hope and a good future. Then you … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: OCTOBER 16
You Are Saved for a Purpose “Don’t you see that you can’t live however you please, squandering what God paid such a high price for? . . . So let people see God in and through your body” (1 Corinthians … Continue reading
DAILY HOPE: OCTOBER 13
Who Will Be in Heaven Because of You? “The most important thing is that I complete my mission, the work that the Lord Jesus gave me—to tell people the Good News about God’s grace” (Acts 20:24 NCV). The Bible says … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: JULY 23
The Promise, Purpose, Place, and Day for Tithing “The purpose of tithing is to teach you always to put God first in your lives” (Deuteronomy 14:23 TLB). Whatever you want God to bless, you have to put him first in. … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: JULY 17
Life Is About Relationship, Not Acquisition “But as for me, my contentment is not in wealth but in seeing you and knowing all is well between us. And when I awake in heaven, I will be fully satisfied, for I … Continue reading
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